Junior Peyton Kieffer is heavily involved in both basketball and golf. When he was younger, Kieffer decided to be involved in both sports, and is now successful in each of them.
With plans to continue playing at a collegiate level, Kieffer is becoming more serious about his sportsmanship.
"My...

Once students reach high school, they encounter a plethora of opportunities, not only for their education, but for career experience as well. However, trying to balance an extended list of extracurricular activities with a job can be an incredible challenge.
Students who take on this demandin...

Freshman Tasiah Nunnery started sports at a young age and has continued to follow her passion for sports into high school. As a freshman, she was on varsity for volleyball and is currently on varsity for basketball. Nunnery also plans to be involved in track.
1. How long have you been involved with sp...

Students Iris Garibay and Tanner Callis both entered some of their artwork into a scholastic art competition, and both ended up with positive results.
Each of the students were awarded the Silver Key Award in the Eastern Kansas Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition.
Receiving a Silver Key Award is...

Woodworking and metals are two classes that have been taught at Hays High for many years. This year, teacher Nathan Howard oversees them.
Throughout the year, Howard has three classes of woodworking and three of metals. The number of students in these classes is lower than one would expect.
“Woodworking...

Since age 15, 2016 Hays High graduate Lacey Elkins has aspired to be in a combat role in the United States Marine Corps. Now, she’s training for it.
Recently, Elkins was interviewed by PBS Newshour for a story over women in combat roles.
“The Marine Corps offered me a challenge, and having...

From a Hays High Indian to a Tennesse State University Tiger, HHS graduate Lane Clark has kept his loyalty with football through the years.
Clark said he started playing football when he was in third grade. Since then, he has played practically every position on the field but any sort of lineman....

From chamber singers, to music and spring play, to band practice and many other events, junior Erin Muirhead keeps her schedule busy with many music and theater related events.
1. How long have you being doing theater/ been into music?
"I participated in five Heartland Community Theater producti...

Silas Hibbs, a former student of Hays High, has become the new girls and boys soccer coach.
During his high school days, Hibbs participated in soccer, basketball and track. He played on the state runner-up soccer team in 2002.
After graduating, Hibbs continued with soccer at Tabor College in Hillsboro....

This past weekend the two day State Debate Tournament took place in Lyons, Kansas.
The two veteran HHS teams each went up against tough competition, and took several wins with a few close losses.
Each of the teams participated in six preliminary rounds, but unfortunately neither advanced...